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Head Lamp life V70-XC70 2001

posted by  someone claiming to be ksg on  Fri Dec 21 05:01 CST 2007 [RELATED]

I think you guys/girls might want to check your charging systems carefully with an accurate meter for overvoltage. Do other lamps on the car burn out? Look especially for a bad ground associated with alternator/regulator/starter. Or a dry battery or poor battery terminal connections. Incandenscent lamps of all kinds can last shorter than normal with even a small overvoltage or excessive fluctuations/spikes in voltage.

I generally use a Sylvania light (on my 95-850) though I don't know the series. I think in having this car for 10 years and about 150000 miles (much city with long running and idling times with lights on) I have maybe replaced 3 or 4 headlamps total of both sides. This particular car has no history at all of charging system problems.






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